Espécies de Sarcophagidae (Insecta: Diptera) Registradas no Estado do Rio de Janeiro

Based on information from literature and from material deposited in the entomological collection of Museu Nacional/UFRJ, a list with 173 species of Sarcophagidae (Diptera) recorded from the Rio de Janeiro State is given. Distributions by municipalities and literature related to the records are also presented.Com base em informações da literatura e do material depositado na coleção entomológica do Museu Nacional/UFRJ, uma lista contendo 173 espécies de Sarcophagidae (Diptera) com ocorrência registrada para o Estado do Rio de Janeiro é fornecida. A distribuição por municípios e a literatura referente aos registros são também apresentadas

Conopidae (Insecta: Diptera) do Estado do Rio De Janeiro, Brasil

A list with 20 species of Conopidae (Diptera) recorded to the Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil and their distribution by the municipalities is presented. These data were based on information from the literature and from the material deposited at the entomological collection of Museu Nacional/UFRJ.Uma lista com 20 espécies de Conopidae (Diptera) registradas para o Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Brasil, e sua distribuição por municípios é apresentada. Estes dados foram baseados em informações da literatura e no material depositado na coleção entomológica do Museu Nacional/UFRJ

Conopídeos (Diptera: Conopidae) parasitando Centris (Heterocentris) analis (Fabricius) (Hymenoptera: Apidae, Centridini)

Parasites of adult bees are almost exclusively flies and the most important of them are conopids. This note registers for the first time the association of species of Physocephala (Diptera: Conopidae) with Centris (Heterocentris) analis (Fabricius). From 26 females and nine males of the host species found dead inside trap-nests on the campus of the University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, Brazil, 35 parasitoids were obtained belonging to nine species of Physocephala. The data show that C. analis is a host to several conopid flies, and suggest that such parasitoids can play an important role in population control of this bee species.Parasitas de abelhas adultas são quase exclusivamente moscas e dentre os mais importantes estão os conopídeos. Nesta comunicação relata-se pela primeira vez a associação de espécies de Physocephala (Diptera: Conopidae) com Centris (Heterocentris) analis (Fabricius). De uma amostra de 26 fêmeas e nove machos da espécie hospedeira encontrados mortos em ninhos-armadilha vazios, no campus da Universidade de São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, SP, emergiram 35 parasitóides pertencentes a nove espécies de Physocephala. Os dados mostram que C. analis é hospedeiro para várias espécies de conopídeos e sugerem que tais parasitóides podem desempenhar um papel importante na regulação populacional dessa espécie de abelha.Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq

A remarkable structure in a peculiar species of Sarcophagidae (Diptera): description of the male of Lepidodexia (Harpagopyga) albida Lopes

De Mello-Patiu, Cátia A. (2015): A remarkable structure in a peculiar species of Sarcophagidae (Diptera): description of the male of Lepidodexia (Harpagopyga) albida Lopes. Zootaxa 4000 (1): 147-150, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4000.1.1

FIGURES 1 – 6 in A remarkable structure in a peculiar species of Sarcophagidae (Diptera): description of the male of Lepidodexia (Harpagopyga) albida Lopes

FIGURES 1 – 6. Lepidodexia (Harpagopyga) albida Lopes. 1 – 4. Male. 5 – 6. Female. 1. Habitus (specimen 1 from Rio Verde). 2. Terminalia, lateral view (specimen 2 from Rio Verde). 3. Phallus, lateral view (specimen 2 from Rio Verde). 4. Sternite 5 (specimen 2 from Rio Verde). 5. Habitus (specimen from Corguinho). 6. Tip of abdomen, ventral view (paratype). Abbreviations: ce = cercus; ep = epandrium; ha = harpes; jx = juxta; pt = phallic tube; ST = sternite; stg = syntergosternite; T = tergite; ve = vesica

Description of three new species of Dexosarcophaga (Diptera, Sarcophagidae) from Brazil with new information on synonyms and filling gaps in species distribution

Three new species of DexosarcophagaTownsend, 1917 are described based on male specimens collected in Brazil, Dexosarcophaga sinoisp. nov., Dexosarcophaga autisferasp. nov., and Dexosarcophaga clavissp. nov. Male morphology is represented by photographs and detailed illustrations of terminalia. Dexosarcophaga carvalhoi (Lopes, 1980), Dexosarcophaga globulosaLopes, 1946, Dexosarcophaga limitata (Lopes, 1975), Dexosarcophaga paulistana (Lopes, 1982b), and Dexosarcophaga petraSantos, Pape and Mello-Patiu 2022 are recorded for the first time in Argentina. Also, Dexosarcophaga lenkoiLopes, 1968, Dexosarcophaga montana (Lopes, 1975), and Dexosarcophaga transitaTownsend, 1917 have their distribution expanded with new records. Dexosarcophaga transita is considered a senior synonym of Dexosarcophaga chaetosaBlanchard, 1939syn. nov., Dexosarcophaga itaquaDodge, 1966syn. nov., and Dexosarcophaga lopesiDodge, 1968syn. nov. With the addition of the new species and the new synonymies proposed, Dexosarcophaga now contains 58 species, of which 10 are recorded in Argentina and 35 in Brazil.Fil: Santos, Josenilson R.. Universidade Federal Do Rio de Janeiro. Museu Nacional; BrasilFil: Gomes, Marina M.. Universidade Federal Do Rio de Janeiro. Museu Nacional; BrasilFil: Mulieri, Pablo Ricardo. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Parque Centenario. Museo Argentino de Ciencias Naturales "Bernardino Rivadavia"; ArgentinaFil: Mello Patiu, Cátia A.. Universidade Federal Do Rio de Janeiro. Museu Nacional; Brasi

Arthropods associated with pig carrion in two vegetation profiles of Cerrado in the State of Minas Gerais, Brazil

Forensic Entomology research has been concentrated in only a few localities of the "Cerrado" vegetation, the Brazilian Savannah. The present study had, as its objective, an examination of the diversity of arthropod fauna associated with the carcasses of Sus scrofa (Linnaeus) in this biome. The study was conducted during the dry and humid periods in two Cerrado vegetation profiles of the State of Minas Gerais. The decaying process was slower and greater quantities of arthropods were collected during the dry period. Insects represented 99% of 161,116 arthropods collected. The majority of these were Diptera (80.2%) and Coleoptera (8.8%). The entomofauna belong to 85 families and at least 212 species. Diptera were represented by 31 families and at least 132 species. Sarcophagidae (Diptera) and Scarabaeidae (Coleoptera) were the richest groups. Oxysarcodexia (Sarcophagidae) presented the largest number of attracted species, however none of these species bred in the carcasses. The Coleoptera collected belong to at least 50 species of 21 families. Among these species, Dermestes maculatus and Necrobia rufipes were observed breeding in the carcasses. This study showed species with potential importance for estimating the postmortem interval (PMI), indicative of seasonal and environmental type located

Arthropods associated with pig carrion in two vegetation profiles of Cerrado in the State of Minas Gerais, Brazil Artrópodes associados a carcaças de suínos em dois perfis de vegetação de Cerrado no Estado de Minas Gerais, Brasil

Forensic Entomology research has been concentrated in only a few localities of the "Cerrado" vegetation, the Brazilian Savannah. The present study had, as its objective, an examination of the diversity of arthropod fauna associated with the carcasses of Sus scrofa (Linnaeus) in this biome. The study was conducted during the dry and humid periods in two Cerrado vegetation profiles of the State of Minas Gerais. The decaying process was slower and greater quantities of arthropods were collected during the dry period. Insects represented 99% of 161,116 arthropods collected. The majority of these were Diptera (80.2%) and Coleoptera (8.8%). The entomofauna belong to 85 families and at least 212 species. Diptera were represented by 31 families and at least 132 species. Sarcophagidae (Diptera) and Scarabaeidae (Coleoptera) were the richest groups. Oxysarcodexia (Sarcophagidae) presented the largest number of attracted species, however none of these species bred in the carcasses. The Coleoptera collected belong to at least 50 species of 21 families. Among these species, Dermestes maculatus and Necrobia rufipes were observed breeding in the carcasses. This study showed species with potential importance for estimating the postmortem interval (PMI), indicative of seasonal and environmental type located.Estudos de entomologia forense em área de Cerrado ainda são escassos no Brasil. Este trabalho teve como objetivo estudar a riqueza da artropodofauna associada a carcaças de suínos domésticos em decomposição. O estudo foi conduzido em dois perfis de Cerrado, Cerrado senso stricto e Campo sujo, durante dois períodos do ano, seco e úmido, em Uberlândia, MG, Brasil. Insetos representaram 99% dos 161.116 artrópodes coletados, sendo representados majoritariamente por dípteros (80,2%) e coleópteros (8,8%). A entomofauna era pertencente a 85 famílias e pelo menos 212 espécies. Os dípteros foram representados por 31 famílias e pelo menos 132 espécies. Os Sarcophagidae (Diptera) e Scarabaeidae (Coleoptera) foram os grupos com maior riqueza de espécies. Oxysarcodexia (Sarcophagidae) apresentou o maior número de espécies atraídas. Os coleópteros coletados pertenciam a pelo menos 21 famílias e 50 espécies, dentre as quais Dermestes maculatus e Necrobia rufipes foram observadas criando-se nas carcaças. Este estudo apresenta várias espécies com potencial importância para estimar o Intervalo Pós-Morte (IPM), e indicativas de sazonalidade e de ambiente localizado